Drain-cover.



D. J. CONNELL.

DRAIN COVER. I v I APPLICATION FILED NCIV.1'8, I915. 1 169 010, Patent-ed Jan. 18, 1916.

I INVENTOR WITH/E3855 w aarzzzejj fiZYfl/Mw ATTORNEYS v To all whom it. may concern;

.Be it known that I, DANIEL J CONNELL, a I

Elli l H DANIEL JOSEPH ooNNEtIJ, or BUTTE, MONTANA.

DRAIN-COVER.

Specification of Letters Iat'ent. Patented J an, 18, 1916.

, Applicationfiled NovemberlS; 19 15. Serial No. 62,16 L

.is to provide a readily applied and as readily removable cover therefor which will enable a housewife to use the sink for: washing dishes, clothes, and the like, and avoid the necessity for. usingan unsatisfactory dish- "pan, or for carrying sufficient hot water to a wash-tub to use the latter, and a further objectis toprovide such a device which is I simple though highly efficient in use; which is held in operative position against the likelihood of displacement in the use of the sink, which will not present any surface'obstructions whereby dishes might bebroken or chipped, and which is comparatively inexpensive.

characters refer to like vMy invention is fully described in the Ifollowing specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which like views, and in which Figure 1- is a sectional view taken through the drain of a conventional sink such as used in the kitchens of dwellings, showing my invention in operative position and also in section; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of my invention removedfrom the sink; and Fig. 3'

is a bottom planview thereof.

In the drawings forming a part of this application I have shown a metal disk 4 provided with two radial grooves 5 in its upper surface forming a handle or fingerpiece 6 at the center of said disk and within which is clamped the head 7 of apin 8 pro-- jectingdownwardly from said disk, and I also provide a ring 9 on the under side of said disk at the edge thereof.

In Fig. 1 Ihave shown my invention applied to a sink lO-provided with theusual drain 11 covered b a conventional strainer 12 having a plurality of holestherethrough and with the central one of which, .13, my invention is connected.

parts in each of the 3 The disk): is made suiiiciently thin to not present any material obstruction at the edge I thereof with respect to the bottom surface of- .the smk, and the handle 6 is fiush with the 7, upper surface of the disk at so as not to injure dishes being washed in the sink, the drawing being slightly exaggerated with respect to the thickness of the disk ,for clearness of illustration. 1

With my drain cover in position the sink may be filled, or partially filled, with water and used instead of a dish-pan or tub, no

likelihood of displacement occurring in the use of the sink by the dishes engaging any part of my cover or, if clothes are being washed, of the clothes catching on the cover, whereby injury to the articles being washed might occur, or whereby leakage of water from the sink might result. My invention is very simple and may be made of galvanized metal, or of, nickelplated metal, according to the grade and selling price thereof, but it will be understood that I do not desire to-limit myself to any specific material or finish.

When the use ofthe cover' is not desired all that is necessary is to grasp the handle 6 betweenthe thumb and finger of one hand and withdraw the pin 8 from the hole 13 and, while the cover is in use, the suction in the drain and the weight of water-in the sink serve to hold the cover firmly against the strainer 12.

Having fully described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a cover for a sink drain, a metal disk provided with radial grooves in its upper surface forminga handle, a headed pin embedded in saidhandle and projecting downwardly from said'disk. anda resilient ring around the edge of said side thereof.

Intestinzony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. v

' DANIEL JOSEPH CONNELL.

Witnesses:

TIMOTHY J. HARRINGTON, TIM gHY E. DOWNEY.

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